Can opener and stopper



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J.A.GBSON CAN OPENER-AND STOPPER Filed April 18, 1925 Jun/1. 6 -9 INVENTOR r H BY 1% ATTCRN EY Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES can OPENER AND srorrna.

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Application filed April 1a, 1925. Serial No. 24,185.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that '1, JOHN AnGmsox, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Can Openers and Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined opener and stopper for'cans which requiretwo holes to be made therein before the contents can be poured therefrom, the general object of the invention being to, provide a device with two points for making the holes in a can top and a pair of disks, from the lower faces of which the points extend,-for

sealing the holes when the device is used as a stopper. e g I Another object of the invention is to make the device adjustable to fit different sizes of cans.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the devicedn use on a can.

Figure 2 is a side view of the device, with parts in section.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the device. I

In theseviews, 1 and 2 indicate a pair of telescopic members, the outer end of each of which is curved and formed with a disk 3 and a conical point 4 which depends from the center of the disk. As will be seen, the point extends at right angles from the major portion of the member so that when the device is placed on the top of the can and contents.

pressed downwardly, the points will penetrate said top and form a pair of holes therein, through one of which the contents will pass, when the can-is tilted, the other hole acting. as a vent for air." When the can is not being used, the. device will act as a stopper for covering the holes, as the disks 3 cover'the top around the holes and hold some of the liquid between themselves and the ,top and thus forma seal to keep the contents air-tight. This will revent deinsects, dirt and the like from reaching the 'The member 2 is formed with apsocket to receive'a part of the member land a lip 6 is pressed up from the end of member 2 "to engage a groove 7 in member 1 and thus guide the two members in their movement and prevent them from'being separated, as the groove terminates short of the end of the member 1. Thus the device can be adjusted to place the two holes in the desired Itis thought from the foregoing description that the advantages ,and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.'

I desireiti-to be understood that I mayv make changes in the construction-and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, ,provided that such. changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I -claim is A device of'the class described, comprisi terioration of the contents and W111 also keep 7 position and can be used on cans of different-Jo sizes. A

the inner member having a groove therein and a lip on the outer member engaging the groove.

In testimony whereof I my I JOHN A. GIBSON, v 

